CDL TANKERS (questions well
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When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔- There will
be less side-to-side surge than there is in tanks without baffles
*** There will be less front-to-back surge than there is in tanks without baffles ***
- There will be slower surge than quick surge
If you are driving a tanker and need to steer quickly to avoid a hazard you: - correct answer ✔✔- Will
find that tankers are easier to counter steer than most vehicles
*** Should not apply the brakes while turning ***
- Should wrap your thumb around the steering wheel before starting the steering movement
Which of these is the best way to take a curve? - correct answer ✔✔*** Slow to the safe speed before
entering, then accelerate slightly through the curve ***
- Slow to a safe speed before entering, then coast through the curve
- Maintain speed until you enter, then brake as you drive through the curve
Hauling liquids in tankers require special care for two reasons. One reason is the ___________center of
gravity - correct answer ✔✔- Flat
- wide
*** High ***
Empty trucks - correct answer ✔✔- Have better traction when stopping that full ones
*** Requires greater stopping distance than full ones ***
- Need less space ahead than full ones
An emergency forces you to stop your tanker or crash. You should: - correct answer ✔✔- Use light
pressure on the brake pedal
, - Use only the emergency brake
*** Use only controlled or stab braking
Side to side surge can cause: - correct answer ✔✔- Uneven tire wear
- Tire failure
*** Roll over ***
You should be extremely cautious when driving bore tanks, specially when you are: - correct answer
✔✔- Going up and downhill
*** starting or stopping ***
- Loading and unloading
You are driving a tanker truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occuer?
- correct answer ✔✔*** You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how
much you steer ***
- Liquid surge will pull the tank from the truck
- The truck will roll over
You are driving on a clear night. You must dim your headlights from high to low. You should adjust your
speed so that you can sttop within - correct answer ✔✔- 100 ft
- The distance you will travel in the next 15 seconds
*** The distance you can see ahead ***
You should know the outage needed for the liquids you are carrying because: - correct answer ✔✔-
Some of the heaviest do not have any
- Tank baffles are not always legal with outage
*** Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm. ***
when should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use a truck escape ramp? - correct answer
✔✔- Only if the tank is empty
*** Always ***
answered) already passed
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔- There will
be less side-to-side surge than there is in tanks without baffles
*** There will be less front-to-back surge than there is in tanks without baffles ***
- There will be slower surge than quick surge
If you are driving a tanker and need to steer quickly to avoid a hazard you: - correct answer ✔✔- Will
find that tankers are easier to counter steer than most vehicles
*** Should not apply the brakes while turning ***
- Should wrap your thumb around the steering wheel before starting the steering movement
Which of these is the best way to take a curve? - correct answer ✔✔*** Slow to the safe speed before
entering, then accelerate slightly through the curve ***
- Slow to a safe speed before entering, then coast through the curve
- Maintain speed until you enter, then brake as you drive through the curve
Hauling liquids in tankers require special care for two reasons. One reason is the ___________center of
gravity - correct answer ✔✔- Flat
- wide
*** High ***
Empty trucks - correct answer ✔✔- Have better traction when stopping that full ones
*** Requires greater stopping distance than full ones ***
- Need less space ahead than full ones
An emergency forces you to stop your tanker or crash. You should: - correct answer ✔✔- Use light
pressure on the brake pedal
, - Use only the emergency brake
*** Use only controlled or stab braking
Side to side surge can cause: - correct answer ✔✔- Uneven tire wear
- Tire failure
*** Roll over ***
You should be extremely cautious when driving bore tanks, specially when you are: - correct answer
✔✔- Going up and downhill
*** starting or stopping ***
- Loading and unloading
You are driving a tanker truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occuer?
- correct answer ✔✔*** You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how
much you steer ***
- Liquid surge will pull the tank from the truck
- The truck will roll over
You are driving on a clear night. You must dim your headlights from high to low. You should adjust your
speed so that you can sttop within - correct answer ✔✔- 100 ft
- The distance you will travel in the next 15 seconds
*** The distance you can see ahead ***
You should know the outage needed for the liquids you are carrying because: - correct answer ✔✔-
Some of the heaviest do not have any
- Tank baffles are not always legal with outage
*** Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm. ***
when should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use a truck escape ramp? - correct answer
✔✔- Only if the tank is empty
*** Always ***
